How does living in Brooklyn compare to living in NW dc?
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Anonymous
| The closest feel to Brooklyn I’ve experienced is Federal Hill area of Baltimore. |
Anonymous
| The thing about Brooklyn is that any area anywhere close to downtown is much more urban than DC. The fanciest areas are gentrified but there are always a lot more people, a lot more diversity than DC all crowding in at the same time. And the diversity isn't rich people from the World Bank or embassies-- it's new immigrants, many working class, who have arrived. So a cup of coffee in Brooklyn can be $5-$6 at a gentrified bagel place or $2 at the bodega (which are often not run by Hispanics anymore although people still call them bodegas)-- and both places are a block from each other. And Brooklyn is much more ethnic. Yes, it's louder and, while we're at it, the apartments tend to be smaller, there are more walkups, less a/c, you're more likely to hear people partying on a Sat night and your kids are much more likely to have a neighbor who is 80yo that you help with her grocery bags. (I don't know what DC did with all the old people but there really is a dearth of them.) I realize you may be getting a big $ job and you may rent in a fancy, doorman building-- but you will inevitably make friends with people who live like that because that is what Brooklyn is like. |
Anonymous
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Brooklyn and DC living are pretty different.
Also, NW DC is not actually like anywhere in Brooklyn. Brooklyn in general is more like NE DC / Montgomery County. That squeaky clean, suburban, trees everywhere very spread out / Georgetown / AU Park feel just isn't Brooklyn. I'll try neighborhood comparisons: Takoma Park / Park Slope (I've lived in both, feel confident about this comparison.) Okay, that's it. Brooklyn can be great. DC is a small sleepy town compared to Brooklyn. It just is. Spend more time there before you relocate. |
Anonymous
| There are humans in Brooklyn, there are robots in DC. |
Anonymous
| Living in Manhattan on UWS on Riverside is definitely different than living in Midtown or Downtown. It is much quieter. |
Anonymous
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Ditmas Park is like NW DC. Detached houses, etc.
DuMBo is where the office is, I'd assume. The Op would probably adore Park Slope. Possibly Fort Greene, Prospect Heights, or Clinton Hill. |
Anonymous
Even the Brooklyn natives? Or only the dc ones? 
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Anonymous
| I honestly don’t think you’ll like living in Brooklyn. |
Anonymous
| Good afternoon! I came from France to work with my wife, so, I am an immigrant. We got a child here. First, we lived in Hell Kitchen. It was nice there due to a variety of restaurants and cafes. We loved the opportunity to order food and it came very fast! The only problem was a high renting price and the lack of good daycare for our son. We have found a new apartment in Brooklyn because our friend recommended us the Kindergarden Brooklyn https://littlescholarsnyc.com/ and we have never regretted it! I should say I like Brooklyn more than Manhattan. The prices are lower and it seems more authentic and green. |
Anonymous
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As a Brooklyn native born here and have lived here for 43 years i wouldn't leave. I currently live in Bath Beach and like any neighborhood it will have its pro's and cons.
Pro's walkabilty is great, you can either bike, walk or take mass transit anywhere. Almost every neighborhood is multicultural and if you have kids they will have friends from every religion and be more accepting of cultural differences. Between restaurants, delis or fast food there on every block. Cons if you plan to rent depending on the neighborhood a 2-3 bedroom will cost $2000-$3000. A 2 bedroom 1000sq foot condo just sold down the block from me for $700,000 parking was an additional $10k so its very expensive and more expensive as you get closer to park slope or brooklyn heights. Parking is horrendous especially with 2 car household. No matter what brooklyn isn't the quite suburbs and you will find some litter strwen about but its brooklyn and for me there's more to love about it even with the occasional graffiti or homeless person. My kids have learned to have compassion for those that have less then them and without living here and seeing it they would have never really experienced and learned Street smarts. |
Anonymous
| DC's most urban parts still feel small town compared to the suburbanest parts of Brooklyn, which still feel like a big city. |
Anonymous
| Having lived in both, they just don't really compare to each other, but I think everything in NYC feels really different than DC. But fwiw, I lived in Mt. Pleasant and south Park Slope close to Windsor Terrace and was very happy in both (preferred Brooklyn). |
Anonymous
Is there an equivalent to UWS style in DC proper? |
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Anonymous
So, upper West Side has a more Jewish, college flair. But it's also urban and has the river. There's no where in DC with the whole combo of that. Shepherd Park / East Silver Spring / Takoma Park / Silver Spring / Rockville have the Jewish thing. College near the river: Georgetown. |